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id: 65811619cf9fad1fe57fd7b8
title: Task 10
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-10
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Maria: I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills. It keeps me excited about our projects.
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Verbs ending in `-ing` can be gerunds or present participles.

A **gerund** acts like a noun and is used to talk about the activity itself. For example, in `Coding is fun`, `Coding` is a gerund because it's the subject of the sentence, just like a noun.

The **present continuous tense** is formed using the verb `to be` and a present participle to describe actions that are happening right now. For example, in `She is coding`, `is coding` is in the present continuous tense because it shows what she is doing at this moment.

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In `I love exploring many new technologies`, how is `exploring` used?

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As a present continuous

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Present continuous are for actions happening now. This is not showing an action happening now.

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As a simple present verb

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Simple present verbs don't end in `-ing`.

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As a gerund

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As a past participle

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Past participles are for perfect tenses or as adjectives. This is not used like that here.

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